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“Juries cannot simply pick a number and put it in the blank.” – Texas Supreme Court Remands Case Involving $15 Million Jury Award for Noneconomic Damages Where Award was Unsupported and Arguments to the Jury Unsubstantiated

The Energy Law

The widow and family of a truck driver who was killed in the accident brought a wrongful death action against Gregory and New Prime, Inc. million to the truck driver’s family. This case arises from a fatal accident on an icy, unlit stretch of highway near Amarillo, Texas. The jury awarded approximately $16.8 Bunton , 94 S.W.3d

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New U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Clarify the Courts’ Authority to Compel Arbitration

The Energy Law

Commercial and employment agreements often include provisions requiring arbitration of disputes between the parties. Some of these agreements contain “delegation clauses” requiring the arbitrator (as opposed to a court) to decide whether the dispute is subject to arbitration. Henry Schein, Inc. Archer & White Sales, Inc. ,

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IS THE FREEWAY IN SIGHT?

Oil and Gas Investments

SELF-EDUCATING ON SELF-DRIVING My introduction to self-driving cars came from a deep-dive into what became a portfolio holding, Arteris (AIP – NASDAQ). One big end-market for this is to power advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) that we have today. It’s a self-driving wolf.” It is, because its a brand-new thing.

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